HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-105 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-105
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, REQUESTING THAT THE INDIAN RIVER
COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION SUPPORT
FLORIDA EAST COAST (AMTRAK/FLORIDA EAST
COAST RAILWAY) PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE
FUNDING DURING THE 2001 SPECIAL SESSION OF THE
LEGISLATURE.
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation, Amtrak and the Florida East
Coast Railway have cooperated to develop the Florida State Passenger Rail Vision Plan, which is
a project to expand the state-wide intercity passenger rail program; and
WHEREAS, this program initiates a new passenger rail route between Jacksonville and
Miami with new intermediate stops at St. Augustine, Daytona Beach, Titusville, Cocoa,
Melbourne, Vero Beach, Fort Pierce and Stuart; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation has requested $23 million dollars
from the Transportation Outreach Program for Fiscal Year 2002-03 to invest in Florida East
Coast Railway route improvements and construct eight new passenger rail stations; and
WHEREAS, the Indian River County Metropolitan Planning Organization has identified
Amtrak Funding for Florida East Coast Passenger Rail Service as its number one transit priority;
and
WHEREAS, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners has previously
expressed its support for the Florida Department of Transportation's Transportation Outreach
Program application for Florida East Coast Passenger Rail Service Funding.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Indian River County Board of
County Commissioners strongly urges the Indian River County Legislative Delegation to support
Florida East Coast Passenger Rail Service Funding during the 2001 special session of the
Legislature.
The resolution was moved for adoption by Commissioner Stanbridge, and the motion was
seconded by Commissioner Adams, and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Caroline D. Ginn, Chairman Aye
Ruth M. Stanbridge, Vice Chairman Aye
Fran Adams, Commissioner Aye
Kenneth R. Macht, Commissioner Aye
John W. Tippin, Commissioner Aye
F:\BCC\KIM\WPDOCS\RESOLUTIONsifi east coast service.doc
RESOLUTION NO. 2001-105
The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted this 16th day
October, 2001.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
BY
Caroline D. Ginn, Chair an
Board of County Commissioners
r
ATTEST:
1x;�-(-3&v6'
JeflWK.'Barton, Clerk
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY
G�
William G. Collins, II
Deputy County Attorney
F:\BCC\KIM\WPDOCS\RESOLUTIONSjfI east coast service.doc 2